The Superior Express -

After six days of more than 100 degree daytime weather, relief came at the end of the week with a much needed rain and cooler temperatures. A drive along the country back roads showed a display of native sunflowers and how showy they are now....

My father was born in Rhode Island in 1915. Like most youth of his time, he was always tinkering with automobiles alongside his father, brother and friends. These vehicles were somewhat different from today’s vehicles. If you have ever watched W...

Q: Is abortion acceptable to save the life of the mother? A: This is not an easy question to answer. Oh, I can spout off Bible verses sitting in a comfortable office chair easily enough, but I know that the doctors and nurses who serve us in the...

One of the more interesting career fields I can think of is that of being a “weather man.” (Or woman as well.) It seems most of the time, those weathermen on TV forecast for at least a week ahead, maybe two weeks. They got the hot, dry con...

I am loving this weather! I wish it was like this year-round. Cool mornings and warm afternoons. I know it’s not likely to stay this way for long, so I plan to enjoy as much of it as I can. I almost wish I had the energy and inclination to get back t...

Following the closure of the South Ward elementary school, the state highway department removed the community’s only traffic light and the city council eliminated the community’s only one-way street, But times are changing. One way streets app...

Undecided on how to observe the Labor Day Weekend, the National Weather Service predicts temperatures will again be near the 100 degree mark. There will be a fireworks show at Lovewell State Park on Saturday and the Nebraska State Fair is underway...

Starting on Monday, Oct. 9, Superior’s First United Methodist Church will be hosting a preschool play-date from 10:30 to 11:30 with mothers in the church nursery. Plans are to hold a play-date each week. Pastor Bonnie Brock has two children of her o...

The general rain this area has been wanting for months arrived Friday night in time to cause the rescheduling of area football games. The Superior vs. Lawrence-Nelson game being played on Brodstone Field had less than 3 minutes left in the first...

Highway 14’s one-lane restriction over the Republican River has been removed as have the width and speed restrictions on the highway between Superior and Kansas. But that doesn’t mean construction related delays are over for this year. Add...

The Jewell County Commissioners met Aug. 14. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present with Carla Waugh, county clerk, present for the meeting. Steven Melnick, Colonial Life Agent, asked if the commissioners were interested in...

The Jewell County Commissioners Keith Roe, and Ed Duskie were present for the Aug. 21 meeting. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Cindy Becker, health administrator, had a contract for the commissioners’ approval with Mitchell County f...

OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including CityGo, 81 Connection, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanCon- nect and Paratransit services will be closed on Monday in observation of Labor Day. No vehicles will run on Monday. Transportation services will resume...

The Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) are taking applications for the “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” for the spring semester 2024. The scholarship provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their edu...

Brodstone Community Wellness will be hosting a Stepping On, fall prevention program at the Superior Auditorium. Classes will begin Wednesday, Sept. 20, and run every Wednesday from approximately 10 to 11:30 a.m. The Stepping On program will be...

Gov. Jim Pillen recently appointed Matt Sullivan as the District 2 director of the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), which represents Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Nuckolls, Thayer and Webster counties. Sullivan, from Superior, is replacing John Greer, f...

SGM Cheryl A. Faimon, 64, was born Feb. 11, 1959, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to Robert and Maureen (Menke) Faimon. She died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Vitas Med Center in San Antonio, Texas. Her services in San Antonio are as follows: Visitation and...